According to him, a budget monitoring implementation committee will be set up to coordinate and monitor its full implementation.
He said government was fully aware of the implication of the drop in the allocation from the Federation Account
Browsing: Governor Yahaya Bello
The party chieftains, who stated this in a communique issued in Lokoja on Tuesday, described the development as worrisome and an insult on the intelligence of voters that trooped out in their thousands to vote the APC in all the elections held in 2015
This was contained in a communiqué issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and the Joint Negotiating Council at the end of an emergency meeting
According to the Governor, the state of education inherited by his administration is “unacceptable and a betrayal of the standards expected of Kogi State”, assuring the people of his administration’s readiness at “reining in critical reforms to place the state where it should be on the educational map”
The Governor said he was yet to be informed by the National Secretariat of the APC about the petition, adding that he is running an all-inclusive government and the APC leadership are free to recommend anybody for any appointment provided the person meets certain criteria for such positions
The recurrent expenditure summary showed that salaries and allowances are expected to gulp N42.45 billion, with overhead cost standing at N15.83 billion
It would be recalled that the political office holders that served in the immediate past administration of former Governor Idris Wada allegedly catered away several vehicles from the government’s fleet a day before the inauguration of the present administration on January 27, 2016
Onoja Edward, a witness in the Kogi State governorship election dispute, told the Justice Halima Muhammad-led tribunal that Bello had applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission for the transfer of the card back to Lokoja
According to the statement, treasurers, education secretaries and cashiers in all the councils are also to embark on indefinite leave
Governor Yahaya Bello forwarded his name to the House of Assembly as his preferred nominee
Bello has since forwarded the nominee’s name to the state House of Assembly for confirmation
The state Chairman of the NLC, Onuh Edoka, made the statement on Thursday in Lokoja while addressing a press conference
The Transport Officer of the Kogi State Government, Laraba Okedi, in a statement on Wednesday in Lokoja said the order also affected other categories of political appointees, including members of boards and agencies
This will be his first participation in the NGF meeting